If you think back to your typical morning at work, you’ll surely realize that you often feel overwhelmed. It seems that you are sleeping normally, the stress level is not higher than usual, and the fatigue is not going away. Why is this happening and what to do about it?
Fatigue, which constantly manifests itself, can be a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which you cannot get rid of with a more relaxed pace of life and long sleep. Over time, it begins to interfere with your normal life, causing you to change plans and cancel meetings.
This diagnosis is not easy to make. There are no analyzes or tests that will show this with a hundred percent probability. In addition, other ailments, such as fibromyalgia or depression, often disguise themselves as this syndrome, and almost 90% of people are never diagnosed.
Ask yourself these questions – and if you feel like answering “yes”, contact a specialist with a serious complaint.
1. Do you feel tired after a good night’s sleep?
This is one of the most important signs of CFS: sleep brings no relief. 8, 10, 12 hours of sleep – and you still wake up broken. The causes of this condition are not yet fully understood, but in some cases such fatigue appears after viral infections. There could be a whole combination of factors at work: a strong immune system response, hormonal changes, brain biochemistry, but there are no studies to confirm this yet.
2. How long have you had it?
People notice this condition after a week or two, but the diagnosis is only made to those whose fatigue does not go away for six months or more. Only about 5% of those have trouble getting up in the morning.
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3. Do active actions make your condition worse?
Going to work, stressing out, even climbing stairs can become so difficult that it takes hours or even days to recover. If you have something like this, be sure to go to the doctor.
4. Do you have pain?
Migraine, muscle and joint pain, and sore throat may be associated symptoms. If you’ve been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia, but medication isn’t helping, it’s worth raising the issue of chronic fatigue syndrome.
5. Does the brain work well?
If you notice that thinking has become slower, it is more difficult for you to understand what is written, your memory has deteriorated or a “fog” has appeared in your head, it is time to do something with the help of doctors. Most likely, depression added to fatigue, and it is worth driving away all these “guests” at once.
